Starring Vicky McClure (This is England) as DC Kate Fleming, Line of Duty is a hard-hitting new thriller series exploring the world of police corruption.
When a counterterrorism raid goes tragically wrong, Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott refuses to participate in a cover-up. Ostracised by colleagues, he transfers to an anti-corruption unit, AC-12, led by Superintendent Ted Hastings. AC-12 is in the process of investigating one of the force’s most respected officers, Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates.
DC Kate Fleming is on first appearance an ambitious and dedicated officer intent on joining TO-20. However, her motive for getting close to Gates is not all it seems.
Episode 1 airs at 9pm on Tuesday 26th June on BBC Two.
How are we first introduced to DC Kate Fleming?
"My character starts off by basically trying to edge her way into Gates’ unit – TO-20. It’s a very heavily male based team and she knows she’s got to work her way around it, but she wants to become part of TO-20.
"There’s another girl there that got the same intentions but she just doesn’t have the kind of balls that Fleming has to do it, so she beats her to it. And that’s just another way of showing the difficulty of being a woman in that team. They need to even it out a bit, so it gives her more of a chance to get in there and she uses her charm and intelligence to push her way through."
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